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Mathura: Woman carries differently-abled husband on shoulders
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Mathura [UP], Apr 4 (ANI): In a disheartening incident, a woman was seen carrying her differently-abled husband on her shoulders to obtain a disability certificate from the CMO office.
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One in 10 stroke survivors require more help with medication
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 12 (ANI): One in 10 stroke survivors need more help with taking medication, according to a study.
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Social, emotional support more helpful to stroke patients than rehab
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 05 (ANI): According to a recent study, providing stroke patients with social and emotional support is more helpful than sending them to a rehab.
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Parents of disabled children don't often make care plans
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Feb. 10 (ANI): A new study has revealed that fewer than half of parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities make long-term plans about who will take over their child's care if the parent or other relative providing care dies or becomes incap
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Determination, not disability, marks life with diabetes
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recently announced that children with Type1 diabetes will now be placed under the category of persons with disabilities (PwD).
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Delhi HC seeks Centre's reply on plea challenging Haj guidelines
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response on the PIL challenging the Haj policy that allegedly barred people with disability from undertaking the annual Haj pilgrimage.
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'Visiting Ujjain's Mahakal Temple was more painful than scaling Everest'
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Dec 26 (ANI): Arunima Sinha, first woman amputee to scale the Mount Everest, on Tuesday said the Ujjain's Mahakal Temple authorities mocked at her disability during her visit there.
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A differently-abled woman painter winning hearts in Rishikesh
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) [India], Dec.25 (ANI): Thirty-eight-year-old Anjana Malik, a Bengali by origin, moved with her family to Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, more than 15 years ago. She was born without arms and has only one fully functional leg. She is the breadwinner of her family, comprising o
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Rare diseases lead to poor quality of life in people
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 20 (ANI): People living with rare diseases are at greater risk of experiencing poor quality of life such as increased levels of anxiety, depression, pain, fatigue.
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Now, travel sans letting any disability come in the way
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): They say the world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page, and so, this World Disability Day, don't let anything stand in the way of your adventurous spirit!
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Vitamin D deficiency at birth ups autism risk
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 30 (ANI): Low level of Vitamin D at birth is linked to an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) at the age of three.
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Firefox organises #EverydayAbility Paramotoring event in Delhi NCR for per
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI-NewsVoir): Today, Firefox Bikes and Adventure Beyond Barriers Foundation organised '#EverydayAbility,' an inclusive event that witnessed able-bodied individuals as well as Persons with Disability (PwDs) participating in 'Paramotoring' activity at the Flyboy Aer
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